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Iowa-Southern Minnesota Barge Terminal Grain Bids

Iowa · Minneapolis · Fri, Sep 26
● Bids as filed18 quotesUSDA AMS · slug 3043

Soybeans

Bid per bushel · basis vs futures
Delivery pointGradeFreightBidChangeBasisFuturesYear ago
North Iowa MS River
Barge Loading ElevatorsUS #1Delivered9.1875–9.5375/bu+0.02−95–−60¢/BuNovember (X)10.0725
Barge Loading ElevatorsUS #1Delivered10.0900–10.3225/bu+0.02−40–−31¢/BuMarch (H)10.7475
Barge Loading ElevatorsUS #1Delivered9.3375–9.5375/bu+0.02−80–−60¢/BuNovember (X)10.1050
South Iowa MS River
Barge Loading ElevatorsUS #1Delivered9.3875–9.4175/bu+0.02−75–−72¢/BuNovember (X)10.0375
Barge Loading ElevatorsUS #1Delivered10.1900/bu+0.02−30¢/BuMarch (H)10.7192
Barge Loading ElevatorsUS #1Delivered9.4175/bu+0.02−72¢/BuNovember (X)10.0275
South Minnesota MS River
Barge Loading ElevatorsUS #1Delivered9.2375/bu+0.02−90¢/BuNovember (X)10.0842
Barge Loading ElevatorsUS #1Delivered10.2325–10.3425/bu+0.02−40–−29¢/BuMay (K)10.7992
Barge Loading ElevatorsUS #1Delivered9.2375–9.2875/bu+0.02−90–−85¢/BuNovember (X)10.0642

Corn

Bid per bushel · basis vs futures
Delivery pointGradeFreightBidChangeBasisFuturesYear ago
North Iowa MS River
Barge Loading ElevatorsUS #2Delivered3.7700–3.9000/bu+0.04−45–−32¢/BuDecember (Z)3.7850
Barge Loading ElevatorsUS #2Delivered4.0875–4.3200/bu+0.04−30–−16¢/BuMarch (H)4.2650
Barge Loading ElevatorsUS #2Delivered3.7700–3.9000/bu+0.04−45–−32¢/BuDecember (Z)3.7833
South Iowa MS River
Barge Loading ElevatorsUS #2Delivered3.8200–3.8700/bu+0.01−40–−35¢/BuDecember (Z)3.5800
Barge Loading ElevatorsUS #2Delivered4.2375–4.2475/bu+0.04−15–−14¢/BuMarch (H)4.2100
Barge Loading ElevatorsUS #2Delivered3.8200–3.8700/bu+0.01−40–−35¢/BuDecember (Z)3.8300
South Minnesota MS River
Barge Loading ElevatorsUS #2Delivered3.6500–3.7400/bu+0.04−57–−48¢/BuDecember (Z)3.6300
Barge Loading ElevatorsUS #2Delivered4.1300–4.2300/bu+0.03−35–−25¢/BuMay (K)4.2042
Barge Loading ElevatorsUS #2Delivered3.6500–3.7500/bu+0.04−57–−47¢/BuDecember (Z)3.6833
Source: USDA AMS · Minneapolis, MN. Bids are what buyers offered on the day USDA collected them, not settled trades. Change and year-ago figures are USDA's own — nothing on this page is recomputed, and prices in different units are never averaged together.